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Vs Samsung is clearly the biggest Black Friday sales head-to-head there is. Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others have great savings on the iPad, iPhone, MacBook and Apple Watch as well as the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8 and Samsung HDTVs. But is it better to buy Apple or Samsung this Black Friday? Here’s what you need to know…

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Apple Black Friday 2017 deals for iPad, iPhone, MacBook and Apple Watch are now available

Samsung’s Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and Galaxy Note 8 go toe-to-toe with Apple’s new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X as the top sellers this Black Friday and Cyber Monday as strong deals are available on them all. Below you will find discounts that are either live now or will be before Black Friday itself.

iPads are clearly the headline tablet around the world but Samsung’s Galaxy tablets are more affordable and often just as functional. Once again all deals prices are correct at the time of publication or will be when the deal goes live.

Kohl’s has the standout deal here on the latest Apple Watch thanks to its popular Kohl’s Cash credit scheme, though a Samsung Gear S2 for just $40 more than a first general Apple Watch is very tempting.

There’s no competition here. Samsung is clearly the headline act when it comes to living room entertainment and its Black Friday HDTV deals dominate this category, budget models to premium QLED 4K TVs. Apple’s latest 4K Apple TV is now available at Best Buy which may turn a few heads, even as a perfect partner to a new Samsung HDTV.

Perhaps the most surprising discovery in Black Friday 2017 is big retailers are offering the same discounts on Apple’s iPhone as Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8. Typically Samsung Galaxy smartphones are more heavily discounted, especially the Galaxy S range which is over six months old so this represents arguably a win for Apple to see such high reductions on its brand new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and even the in demand iPhone X.

Elsewhere Samsung Galaxy tablets may be cheaper but clearly Apple’s iPad dominate the tablet market and are worth the extra outlay, if you can afford it. That said there’s no competition for your media with Samsung’s acclaimed HDTVs one of the star attractions for Black Friday 2017, even for the biggest Apple fans.

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In the meantime below you will also find a selection of my existing Black Friday 2017 coverage below.